Chapter 0361

AIDEN

The pathetic sob sounds I made ceased when I felt her fingers move against my hand.

1 quickly cleaned the tears on my face and raised my head. Her eyes were wide open as she stared back

at me.

For a second, I just stared too. Was she really awake or was I seeing what my eyes wanted to see?

She blinked. I smiled. My hand tightened a bit tighter around her hand. It wasn't a delusion. She really was awake.

"Hey," I said, my voice hoarse.

"The pen guy," she said in a raspy voice and a straight face.

My smile widened, "You remember me."

She nodded. "I loved the pen. I still do. It's still at home. It's my favorite pen."

By this time I could feel my eyes starting to water."

"I'm glad." In the absence of nothing to say, I quickly added, "I can get you more if you want. How many do you want? A dozen? Two? A whole pack?"

I ransacked my head as I tried to remember where I had gotten the one I handed her so that I'd get more for her.

She smiled gently. "Even though you're rude, you're kind. But don't worry. I don't want to put you in too much trouble besides I don't think my mom will easily let me off if I cart a pack of pens I collect from a stranger around the house."

A stranger. I swallowed and forged my smile on.

sure your

take the

impressed whenever she spoke, she

"It would be nothing."

it's something. You haven't seen my

heart that my child

for you,

roamed my face and she asked, her brows slightly pulled down. "Why

touched my face. "Umm... I wasn't

when you raised your head. Your eyes are a bit swollen and

Something

hide that she didn't believe me one bit. But she

How do you fo

shrug. I feel pain all over. Sometimes, I can't even tell where, everything

1

squeezed her hand gently, my heart hurting for her. "You'll

be alright." Then she pouted and her gaze wandered to a spot on the wall. "I wonder why he isn't here

my heart fell an inch towards my stomach. She

"That's good," I managed.

I didn't want to let go but when I glimpsed the oncoming panic in her eyes, I quickly pulled away. She

mom's fine. She just stepped

"Okay," she said curtly.

her fix her gaze on the ceiling. Did I scare her? Oh God. Why didn't I let go of her hand the second she tried

her gaze tinged with curiosity. "Do you like randomly coming into hospital

she claims I'm

"Amie! You're awake."

see a nurse come in with a

the nurse

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